Journal of Organic Chemistry 2007-07-20

9,10-Dichlorooctafluoroanthracene as a building block for n-type organic semiconductors.

John F Tannaci, Masahiro Noji, Jennifer McBee, T Don Tilley

Index: J. Org. Chem. 72 , 5567-5573, (2007)

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Abstract

9,10-Dichlorooctafluoroanthracene (1) was synthesized from commercially available tetrafluorophthalic acid by an optimized solution-phase route. To establish 1 as a synthon for n-type organic semiconductors, the compound was reacted with phenylboronic acid under modified Suzuki-Miyaura coupling conditions to generate octafluoro-9,10-diphenylanthracene (7) in high yield. Cyclic voltammetry and X-ray crystallography indicate that 7 has a stabilized LUMO energy level and exhibits extended pi stacking, which should lead to efficient electron transport in solid-state devices. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-Octafluoroanthracene (2) was also synthesized as a potential n-type building block, but suitable C-C coupling conditions for this compound were not found, and 2 could not be converted into 9,10-dibromooctafluoroanthracene or octafluoro-9,10-diiodoanthracene.